(a) the council authority,
council officer and the name of that officer, who decides on what information
on child neglect and abuse is collected & held by your council;

(b) the means by which that
person is held to account by a member of the public for their performance
in discharging that public function;

(c) the council authority,
the council officer and the name of that officer, responsible for your
child protection policies;

(d) the means by which that
person is held to account by a member of the public for their performance
in discharging that public function;

(e) how the function in (c)
is properly discharged and held accountable for policies which would
best effectively protect children from abuse if the person referred
to in (a) does not collect any information on child abuse perpetratration?"

I am writing in response
to your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (‘FOIA’), which we received on 30th December 2013.

The wording of your request
was as follows:

Please will you kindly tell
me what the (a) gender and (b) familial relationship was to the child
victim of offenders in substantiated child abuse cases in the area which
you have a duty to protect children from abuse for the last full year
which figures are available, broken down by (i) physical abuse, (ii)
emotional abuse, (iii) sexual abuse and (iv) cases of neglect

Response

The numbers subject to Child
Protection by category is readily available through the national reporting

I can confirm that the Council
does not hold the information that you requested with respect to the
familiar relationship/gender to child victims of offenders by category
of abuse and therefore, we are unable to comply with your request.

What I mean by substantiated
child abuse cases are those who have been taken through the criminal
justice system & found guilty of a child abuse offence. What I mean
by child is those under the age of 18 years of age. What I want is information
on the perpetrators of child abuse. I am not asking for any information
about the child victims.

I am writing in response
to your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (‘FOIA’), which we received on 30th December 2013.

The wording of your request
was as follows:

Please will you kindly tell
me what the (a) gender and (b) familial relationship was to the child
victim of offenders in substantiated child abuse cases in the area which
you have a duty to protect children from abuse for the last full year
which figures are available, broken down by (i) physical abuse, (ii)
emotional abuse, (iii) sexual abuse and (iv) cases of neglect

Response

The numbers subject to Child
Protection by category is readily available through the national reporting

I can confirm that the Council
does not hold the information that you requested with respect to the
familiar relationship/gender to child victims of offenders by category
of abuse and therefore, we are unable to comply with your request.

I trust that the above satisfies
your enquiry. If you have any queries about this letter, please contact
as below. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any
future communications:

The Family Law Reform Group,
as the name suggests, is a group specifically set up to campaign for
UK family law reform. It is the brainchild of David Mortimer. David,
a father who has been through the family court process and suffered
many of the pitfalls and injustices of an outmoded legal system, has
long campaigned for changes in family law to achieve justice for all,
and in the hope and expectation that his sons’ sons and other
fathers’ sons will never have to endure what he or they have done.
That is the ethos of this Group – to build a better future for
our children.

I became acquainted with
David a number of years ago through a mutual contact while researching
for the first edition of my legal handbook Fathers Matter. During this
time I have observed his determination, perseverance and tenacity in
bringing difficult and highly controversial family issues to the foreground,
even though on numerous occasions it has brought him into conflict with
those in a position of authority. Although David instigated the formation
of the Group, he makes it very clear that he is just one part of it
and the Group depends on the input of all its members to bring about
radical reform which is its ultimate goal . The Group also provides
support and information to anyone who needs it.

Celia Conrad, former specialist
family lawyer and author of Fathers Matter.